Hej Outdoorfans! Do you want to run the Mont-Blanc-Race whenever you want? Virtually that’s possible now.
Polartec, the leading manufacturer of performance fabrics, has partnered with The North Face®, to launch the The North Face® Ultra Trail du Mont-Blanc® Giveaway, a Facebook application based on the infamous 166km trail running race around Mont Blanc, starting on August 22, 2011.
The application leads users on a virtual trail run through five of the most famous stops on the race. Starting in Chamonix, France, the app highlights some of the most picturesque and challenging sections of the route, asking virtual runners race-related quiz questions on the way to the finish.
Wonder how this looks like? To run the virtual race, visit the Polartec or The North Face® - Facebook pages and click on Trail Giveaway. To learn more about the race itself, head to www.ultratrailmb.com.
We hope you have fun testing the trail tour and sharing your experience!
Only three more months! Then the world’s leading outdoor trade fair OutDoor in Friedrichshafen takes place. In the region where Germany, Austria and Switzerland meet, OutDoor is once again shaping up to be a success. To date 748 exhibitors from 39 countries have registered and even more are expected until July.
Dolomiterna, ett bergsmassiv i östra Alperna i norra Italien, har varit konstnärernas inspiration i århundraden. Dessa taggiga bergstoppar som ofta kan beskådas från Venedig, är attraktiva och kännetecknas av sin vridna kalksten och dess mäktiga bergväggar.
Att nå Dolomiterna är enkelt: de fina vägarna delar in området i mindre grupper och många av byarna, som så många andra i hela Alpregionen, har blivit välorganiserade turistattraktioner.
Den högsta toppen i Dolomiterna är Marmolada (10.965 ft / 3.342 m.). Den kanske mest kända är Cima Grande (9.839 ft / 2.999 m.) som är en klassisk topp och en favorit för många klättrare.
Just har en grupp journalister från hela världen landat i byn Moena i Dolomiterna och förbereder sig för denna veckas event, Polartec Scufoneda. http://www.scufons.com/index.php
Ett unikt tillfälle att fira det sköna friluftslivet uppe bland bergen. Hit är alla välkomna; professionella skidåkare, entusiaster, friåkare på alla nivåer och i alla åldrar som delar samma passion för bergen och som framför allt vill utöva telemarkskidåkning i denna härliga atmosfär.
Mitt bland alla dessa vackra berg kommer Polartecs nya material Polartec NeoShell® att testas av denna pressgrupp och från Skandinavien deltar svenska Utemagasinet och Outside samt finska Outdoor Media som har Retki, Slammer samt Skimbaaja.
Tävlingar kommer givetvis att anordnas under helgen och Polartec erbjuder fina priser som fördelas mellan Polartec® Scufonedas olika vinnare i respektive kategori; telemark, snowboard, skidor och en egen kategori som endast är för damer.
Det är vinsten!
Att tävla är kul! Därför ger vi på Mandel dig chansen att vara med i Polartec Scandinavias tävling online med Outside Magazine Sweden där du kan vinna en skön Marmot jacka i Polartec® Power Stretch® och en helårsprenumeration av Outside.
Det du behöver göra är att svara på frågan: Var kommer ursprungligen ordet Dolomiterna ifrån?
Om du är en Outside Magazine Sweden och Polartec Scandinavia ”liker” är det fritt fram att delta. Annars – bli en vän här:
Ert svar lämnar ni här på vår blogg.
Observera att tävlingen pågår fram till söndag 20 mars kl. 17. Vinnaren kommer att annonseras här under nästa vecka.
In the Norwegian county Telemark lies the small village Morgedal – the birthplace of ski sport as we know it today. Sondre Norheim revolutionized skiing right here by inventing the first carving skis.
Sondre – a passionate skier since his childhood – was improving his skiing skills continually and reached some day the limits of his skies. Thus, he started developing his skies by making them shorter and curved. Additionally, he attached bindings with straps around the heels to maneuver better between trees and cliffs at high speed with skies attached tighter to the feet. The carving ski was born.
The word about these exceptional skiing skills reached even the capital of Norway, Christiania (now Oslo), and Sondre was invited to the very first national skiing competition in 1868. He won the contest with brilliance and overwhelmed the capital’s audience as well as the newspapers with his outstanding performance. Furthermore, the Christiania (parallel turn) swing and the Telemark turn had been shown here for the first time by Sondre Norheim.
Check out how Telemarking looked like in the late 1860′s in Morgedal:
Today, Morgedal is still a quite valley with only 250 inhabitants and the world’s first slalom slope’s – still in their original condition. It is also called “Mecca”, because skiing originated here and every ski enthusiast has to pilgrim there at least once. Every year the Morgedal Winter Games invite skiers to make their ski pilgrimage, to learn and celebrate the heritage of Telemark Skiing. This year, it will take place next weekend, from the 3rd till 6th March.
Program of Morgedal Winter Games 2011:
March 3rd – guided tour and orientation to Morgedal. Dinner at the Museum with a late night movie screening
March 4th – ski making workshop. Morgedal has a long tradition of ski makers including Terje Haugen and Tarjei Gjelstad. Test these skis on the slopes of Kliev afterwards. Later, a scooter will transport you and your telemark gear to the backcountry basecamp. Sondre style roof jumping included. Afterwards, the official opening at Skare Farm will be held (home of Svein Sollid – first man to jump over 100 feet on skis and winner of the inaugural Holmenkollen Championship)
March 5th – Norwegian Cup – race is open for all. Other activities include dog sledding, Norheim Telecross, Torch lit tour of Sondre Norheim’s birthplace, and finally the Morgedal Home Coming Party
March 6th – The Morgedal Classic – Kleiv, prize giving and games closing. Afterwards will be the skiers lunch and open admission to the Norwegian Ski museum
Remember: This is not a ski resort with flashy chairlifts, ritzy bars or designer ski wear. This is a festival where you can experience the very roots of skiing.
Polartec Marmot Freeheel World Masters Tour in Morgedal
As title sponsor for the first time, Polartec is presenting the “Polartec Marmot Freeheel World Masters Tour” which started on 19th November last year and ends on 10th April 2011 with the “Freeheel Spring Break” in Galtür, Austria.
Polartec® Marmot Freeheel World Masters Tour
The “Polartec Marmot Freeheel World Masters Tour” starts in Stubai with the “Polartec Marmot Freeheel Austrian Masters” which targets the discipline of Tele Cross. With the motto: “The one who brakes, loses” it focuses on exceptional speed, power and body control. Four people race against each other and have to pass a parcour as fast as possible whilst maintaining a technical edge. The fastest two proceed to the next round. The winners of the Austrian Masters and the other elimination contests will qualify for the “Polartec Marmot Freeheel World Masters Final” at the beginning of April in Galtür. So will also the winners of the contest in Morgedal, the second last stop of this year’s Polartec Marmot Freeheel World Masters Tour.
Our partner Polartec Scandinavia is running a competition on Facebook. You can win two very nice and cozy jackets in Polartec® Thermal Pro® from Norrona. Just click here, become a fan of Polartec Scandinavia and tag yourself on your favourite jacket’s picture. Good luck!
Click here to win Jacket No. 1
Click here to win Jacket No. 2
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